{"id":811,"date":"2025-08-26T15:43:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T14:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/ahp\/?page_id=811"},"modified":"2025-08-26T15:44:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T14:44:39","slug":"ahp-practice-based-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/ahp\/ahp-practice-based-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"AHP Practice Based Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Practice Based Learning (PrBL) or placement is an essential part of an AHP students\u2019 journey to qualification in their chosen profession. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A PrBL experience or placement is where students apply and consolidate their learning by bringing together academic theory and workplace practice to develop the skills and competencies needed to register. An important part of our role as Allied Health Professionals is to work alongside Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to facilitate student placements. By doing so we are supporting and developing our future AHP workforce and also have an opportunity for our own skills development. We want to offer meaningful learning opportunities for students to develop the necessary knowledge and skills. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As clinicians we tend to focus on the provision of student learning in the Clinical Practice pillar but it is important to remember that placements can and should meet student learning needs across the 4 pillars of practice as well as employability skills underpinned by NHS Lothian values.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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The Practice Education Team can offer support and advice about practice based learning\/ placements. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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